There are 11 ways to get from Essen to Scalea by plane, train, train (Trenitalia), bus, car, or car train
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Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Naples Airport, train
best- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Naples Airport (NAP)plane DUS - NAP
- Take the train from Napoli Centrale to Scalea-S.Domen.Talaotrain
9h 8m€99–271Train
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to München Hbftrain 41 / ...
- Take the train from München Hbf to Bolzano-Bozentrain 89
- Take the train from Bolzano Bozen to Scalea-S.Domen.Talaotrain Fr
19h 17m€306–661Bus
- Take the bus from Essen central train station to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtinabus 510 / ...
- Take the bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Scaleabus
29h 27m€122–228Drive 1,860 km
- Drive from Essen to Scaleacar 1,860 km
17h 4m€292–421Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport, train
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Lamezia Terme International Airport (SUF)plane DUS - SUF
- Take the train from Lamezia Terme C. to Paolatrain
- Take the train from Paola to Scalea-S.Domen.Talaotrain
8h 18m€99–243Train to Frankfurt, fly to Naples Airport, train
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Naples Airport (NAP)plane FRA - NAP
- Take the train from Napoli Centrale to Scalea-S.Domen.Talaotrain
10h 7m€155–431Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Fiumicino International Airport, train
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Fiumicino International Airport (FCO)plane DUS - FCO
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Napoli Afragolatrain
- Take the train from Napoli Afragola to Scalea-S.Domen.Talaotrain
9h 25m€134–331Train to Frankfurt, fly to Fiumicino International Airport, train
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Fiumicino International Airport (FCO)plane FRA - FCO
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Napoli Afragolatrain
- Take the train from Napoli Afragola to Scalea-S.Domen.Talaotrain
10h 29m€140–401Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI)plane DUS - BRI
- Take the bus from Bari Airport to Matera piazza Matteottibus
- Take the bus from Matera to Metapontobus
- Take the train from Metaponto to Sibaritrain
- Take the train from Sibari to Scalea-S.Domen.Talaotrain
12h 56m€116–381Train, bus
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Koeln Hbftrain Re
- Take the bus from Köln to Basel, Bahnhofbus
- Take the bus from Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse to Villa D'Agri Stationbus
- Take the bus from Villa D'Agri to Sapribus
32h 35mCar train, drive
- Take the car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Scaleacar
17h 22m€285–1,277
Essen to Scalea by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Essen to Scalea is to bus which costs €120 - €230 and takes 29h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Essen to Scalea is to fly and train which takes 8h 18m and costs €95 - €250.
No, there is no direct bus from Essen station to Scalea. However, there are services departing from Essen central train station and arriving at Scalea via Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station and Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h 27m.
No, there is no direct train from Essen to Scalea. However, there are services departing from Essen Hbf and arriving at Scalea-S.Domen.Talao via München Hbf and Bolzano Bozen. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 17m.
The distance between Essen and Scalea is 1545 km. The road distance is 1860 km.
The best way to get from Essen to Scalea without a car is to train which takes 19h 17m and costs €300 - €700.
It takes approximately 9h 8m to get from Essen to Scalea, including transfers.
Essen to Scalea bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Essen central train station.
Essen to Scalea train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Essen Hbf station.
The best way to get from Essen to Scalea is to train which takes 19h 17m and costs €300 - €700. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €120 - €230 and takes 29h 27m.
What companies run services between Essen, Germany and Scalea, Italy?
You can take a train from Essen Hbf to Scalea-S.Domen.Talao via München Hbf and Bolzano Bozen in around 19h 17m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Essen central train station to Scalea via Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station and Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina in around 29h 27m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Naples Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–350
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Naples Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–350
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–400
Flights from Frankfurt to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–290
Flights from Frankfurt to Naples Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–290
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–330
Flights from Frankfurt to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–300
Flights from Frankfurt to Fiumicino International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–300
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–360
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–290
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Naples Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–350
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Naples Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–320
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Naples Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–180
Flights from Frankfurt to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–290
Flights from Frankfurt to Naples Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–280
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–180
Flights from Frankfurt to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–300
Flights from Frankfurt to Fiumicino International Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–600
Flights from Frankfurt to Fiumicino International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–300
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–180
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–300
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–180
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–180
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Naples Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–320
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–400
Flights from Frankfurt to Naples Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–300
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–140
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €80–290
Flights from Frankfurt to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €50–220
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Naples Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €60–330
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Napoli Centrale to Scalea-S.Domen.Talao
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €20–50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Paola
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–13
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Paola to Scalea-S.Domen.Talao
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €5–13
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Metaponto to Sibari
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–18
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Napoli Centrale to Scalea-S.Domen.Talao
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Paola
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–12
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Paola to Scalea-S.Domen.Talao
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–12
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Napoli Centrale to Scalea-S.Domen.Talao
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €29–60
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bolzano Bozen to Scalea-S.Domen.Talao
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €140–280
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Paola
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–16
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Paola to Scalea-S.Domen.Talao
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €8–16
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Napoli Afragola to Scalea-S.Domen.Talao
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €29–60
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Sibari to Scalea-S.Domen.Talao
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Essen Hbf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €110–270
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from München Hbf to Bolzano-Bozen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–120
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €40–100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Paola to Scalea-S.Domen.Talao
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €7–15
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Roma Termini to Napoli Afragola
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–55
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Napoli Afragola to Scalea-S.Domen.Talao
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €26–55
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Essen Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €100–1,000
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Car Single Bed
- €270–550
- Car Compartment
- €550–1,000
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Essen central train station to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +39 0972 24590
- booking@autolineemoretti.it
- Website
- autolineemoretti.it
Bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €19–22
- Schedules at
- autolineemoretti.it
- Phone
- +39 0973 22943
- info@roccobus.it
- Website
- roccobus.it
Bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Scalea
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €24–55
- Schedules at
- roccobus.it
- Phone
- +39 080 5790111
- info@cotrap.it
- Website
- cotrap.it
Bus from Bari Airport to Matera piazza Matteotti
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Schedules at
- biglietteria.cotrap.it
- Phone
- +39 080 579 0211
- info@sitasudtrasporti.it
- Website
- sitasudtrasporti.it
Bus from Matera to Metaponto
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €2–5
- Schedules at
- sitasudtrasporti.it
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Köln to Basel, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
- Phone
- +390975 343195
- info@ventrebus.com
- Website
- ventrebus.com
Bus from Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse to Villa D'Agri Station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €87
- Schedules at
- ventrebus.com
Bus from Villa D'Agri to Sapri
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €8
- Schedules at
- ventrebus.com
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More Questions & Answers
Essen to Scalea bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station.
Essen to Scalea train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at München Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Essen to Scalea is 1860 km. It takes approximately 17h 4m to drive from Essen to Scalea.
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